Upper endoscopy cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 37 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic: from $204.03 to $8,412.00, with a median of $2,019.50. The lowest price is at Morris Hospital (Morris). The highest price is 41.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,019.50, is 30% above the US median of $1,548.75.
- That is 2.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- Illinois ranks 39th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 37 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Illinois law (Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, 210 ILCS 89): an uninsured Illinois resident with family income up to 600% of the federal poverty level (300% at rural and critical access hospitals) can apply for a discount that brings the bill down to about 135% of the hospital's cost; up to 200% (125% at rural hospitals) medically necessary care is free. A hospital may collect no more than 25% of family income in 12 months. Ask the billing office for the application. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 43235. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$204.03Morris Hospital
Median$2,019.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,412.00in Illinois
Lowest saves$1,815.47vs the median
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Hospital lowest Morris · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $204.03 | $848.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PF-UPPR GI ENDOSCOPY DIAGNOSIS | $212.80 | $304.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $299.00 | $1,067.85 | Sep 29, 2026 source file |
| Ferrell Hospital Community Foundation Eldorado · Eldorado, IL HC EGD | $535.50 | $714.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Egd Flex Trnsoral Diag W/WO Spec Term | $583.30 | $3,070.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Egd Flex Trnsoral Diag W/WO Spec Term | $583.30 | $3,070.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Egd Flex Trnsoral Diag W/WO Spec Term | $706.10 | $3,070.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Rockford Memorial Hospital Rockford · Rockford, IL HC PBB PR ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC | $729.72 | $972.96 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Egd diagnostic brush wash | $967.00 | $6,320.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Egd diagnostic brush wash | $967.00 | $4,390.44 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport · Freeport, IL Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $1,009.60 | $1,262.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Hammond Henry Dist Hospital Geneseo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $1,150.20 | $1,278.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Roseland Community Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $1,210.47 | $1,391.12 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Gibson Area Hospital Gibson City · Champaign-Urbana, IL UPPR GI ENDOSCOPY, DIAGNOSIS | $1,315.00 | $1,315.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka · Peoria, IL Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $1,389.00 | $1,389.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Carle BroMenn Medical Center Normal · Bloomington, IL Upper GI Endoscopy,Diagnosis | $1,478.00 | $1,478.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $1,520.00 | $1,520.00 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Richland Memorial Hospital Olney · Olney, IL Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $1,859.00 | $1,859.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN H 43235 ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC | $2,019.50 | $2,885.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana · Champaign-Urbana, IL Upper GI Endoscopy,Diagnosis | $2,079.00 | $2,079.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN EGD DX W/BRUSHING/WASHING | $2,186.31 | $3,643.85 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN UPPR GI ENDOSCOPY DIAGNOSIS | $2,248.54 | $2,810.67 | Dec 26, 2025 source file |
| Morrison Community Hospital Morrison · Sterling, IL EGD BASIC | $2,342.75 | $2,342.75 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL DIAGNOSTIC EXAM OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $2,382.49 | $8,950.00 | Mar 15, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Rosiclare · Rosiclare, IL EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $2,654.10 | $2,949.00 | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Illini Community Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, IL HC ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC | $2,976.83 | $4,961.38 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Fairfield Memorial Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IL EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH | $3,035.20 | $3,794.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Pinckneyville Community Hospital Pinckneyville · Pinckneyville, IL Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $3,105.00 | $3,105.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Egd, Flex; Transoral, Diag, Incl Collection Of Specimen By Brushing Or Washing, When Perf-Pbb | $4,004.00 | $4,004.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $4,160.04 | $5,942.91 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $4,437.85 | $6,339.79 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $4,437.85 | $6,339.79 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $4,852.22 | $6,931.74 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $4,920.72 | $7,029.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $7,846.78 | $11,209.69 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $8,083.00 | $11,547.14 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Transoral Diagnostic | $8,412.00 | $12,017.14 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 21 | $204.03 | $2,186.31 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 2 | $1,315.00 | $1,697.00 |
| Bloomington, IL | 1 | $1,478.00 | $1,478.00 |
| Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 1 | $1,520.00 | $1,520.00 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1 | $1,150.20 | $1,150.20 |
| Eldorado, IL | 1 | $535.50 | $535.50 |
| Fairfield, IL | 1 | $3,035.20 | $3,035.20 |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $1,009.60 | $1,009.60 |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $2,382.49 | $2,382.49 |
| Olney, IL | 1 | $1,859.00 | $1,859.00 |
| Pinckneyville, IL | 1 | $3,105.00 | $3,105.00 |
| Pittsfield, IL | 1 | $2,976.83 | $2,976.83 |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $1,389.00 | $1,389.00 |
| Rosiclare, IL | 1 | $2,654.10 | $2,654.10 |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $729.72 | $729.72 |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $2,342.75 | $2,342.75 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What upper endoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Upper endoscopy explained.
Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic in other states
- Alabama$1,775.19
- Alaska$1,365.50
- Arizona$2,139.15
- Arkansas$1,500.00
- California$1,872.00
- Colorado$1,937.06
- Connecticut$3,288.29
- Delaware$2,236.08
- District of Columbia$1,280.80, 2 hospitals
- Florida$2,294.00
- Georgia$1,542.28
- Hawaii$1,843.80
- Idaho$2,145.60
- Indiana$2,373.60
- Iowa$1,625.46
- Kansas$1,280.40
- Kentucky$1,341.00
- Louisiana$791.37
- Maine$1,017.79
- Maryland$1,962.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$1,802.81
- Michigan$791.40
- Minnesota$1,210.94
- Mississippi$972.66
- Missouri$1,504.18
- Montana$1,054.30
- Nebraska$1,664.43
- Nevada$1,088.10
- New Hampshire$1,443.00
- New Jersey$2,156.55
- New Mexico$1,780.50
- New York$1,645.00
- North Carolina$1,510.34
- North Dakota$1,546.60
- Ohio$2,598.70
- Oklahoma$1,141.40
- Oregon$1,738.53
- Pennsylvania$1,895.40
- Puerto Rico$275.42
- Rhode Island$3,101.40
- South Carolina$1,951.89
- South Dakota$1,244.09
- Tennessee$964.15
- Texas$1,455.68
- Utah$1,542.16, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$2,880.00
- Virginia$1,484.00
- Washington$1,631.24
- West Virginia$829.00
- Wisconsin$1,467.98
- Wyoming$1,918.62
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.